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Jailed man charged in first 2011 death - Austin News
A $10000 cash award to find Momin's killer was provided by a person who asked to remain anonymous as APD investigated the case. Momin worked as a clerk at the All-Star Grocery convenience store at 4600 Teri Road, where he was shot in broad daylight.
May 16, 2012


Vote to come in support of UT president - Austin News
A Wednesday night blog post on Texas Monthly magazine's website cited an anonymous source saying Powell asked Cigarroa to recommend firing Powers, which Cigarroa refused to do. A spokesman for Cigarroa said the chancellor will not comment beyond the ...
May 14, 2012


System outage causes taxi delays - Austin News
One Yellow Cab driver who did not want to be identified complained that he was "driving blind" and lost a significant amount of money over the weekend because of the system outage. He pointed out that Monday morning, with a lot of people leaving for ...
March 12, 2012


Police chief fires back at blogger - Austin News
The young girl said he was her grandpa, but Henson refused to give his name. The two kept walking. Austin police officers decided to follow up by stopping Henson again to ask more questions. "In Mr. Henson's mind a 5-yr-old girl simply saying 'That's ...
February 22, 2012


Cop: Church worker robbed at knifepoint - Austin News
The worker at the church, who asked not to be identified for safety purposes, said they came into work and were sitting at a desk when the door chime went off that someone had entered. When the worker turned around, there was a man standing there with ...
January 17, 2012


Cruise ship on fire on Town Lake - Austin News
An employee of the cruise company, who asked not to be identified, estimates the river cruise boat cost about $250000. Also lost in the fire were canoes, paddle boats, kayaks and life vests. The employee said the owner does have insurance. ...
December 25, 2011


APD officer suspended for 90 days - Austin News
Officer Williams then asked for the off-duty employee for his name, but the employee refused to give his name and walked into the cash office. Williams decided to wait for the employee to leave the office and when he did, Williams pushed the employee ...
September 19, 2011


Neighbors react to human smuggling bust - Austin News
Another female neighbor who asked not to be identified told KXAN off camera she was "shocked" this happened in the complex, but said she was aware of other drug-related crimes going down. The woman feared had she not escaped she would be raped and ...
August 29, 2011


Gun shop tips police to terror plot - Austin News
“They (police) said that they had received a complaint about a man who had a large quantity of gun powder for some reason and that they had tracked him to this location,” a man who chose to remain anonymous told KXAN. That man said he was staying at ...
July 29, 2011


Concerns about sex offender on Facebook - Austin News
The viewer did not want to be identified but said he and several others immediately unfriended Kevin Kaye as soon as they learned of his arrest last month. But the viewer says getting Facebook to cut the ties - took much longer and even took some ...
July 13, 2011


Whistle blown on human smuggling ring - Austin News
... could go unnnoticed) easily," said a concerned male neighbor, who refused to give his name or show his face on camera because he feared gag retaliation. ...
February 6, 2011


Thieves steal Christmas from family - Austin News
The family did not want to be identified because the victims believe they may have been targeted because they were out of town.
December 24, 2010


Who's to come in Muschamp's vacancy? - Austin News
... there was a break Tuesday, "as sources close to the situation have confirmed to Orangebloods.com that contact between Mack Brown and possibly departing ...
December 15, 2010


Who's to come in Muschamp's vacancy? - Austin News
... there was a break Tuesday, "as sources close to the situation have confirmed to Orangebloods.com that contact between Mack Brown and possibly departing ...
December 15, 2010


Teacher: 'Devin Isn't a monster' - Austin News
"Devin wouldn't hurt a fly, that is why this all doesn't makes sense," Devin's close friend, who asked to remain anonymous, told KXAN. ...
October 3, 2010


AISD teacher resigns over blog posting - Austin News
One parent, who did not want to be identified, told Austin News that Lowery identified his son as having Asbergers Syndrome, a form of autism. ...
September 24, 2010


Child tied to play pen, mother arrested - Austin News
According to an arrest warrant, Pflugerville police received a call on August 1 from a man who did not want to be identified. He told them there was a small ...
August 24, 2010


Cyber bully slams Pflugerville teens - Austin News
Several parents of Pflugerville High School students said they are concerned, but did not want to be identified for fear their daughters would be targeted. ...
July 24, 2010


1 Child and 2 adults shot in Burnet Co. - Austin News
"We were sitting in the house watching TV when I heard a gunshot," said a neighbor who asked to remain anonymous. "I came out, I heard another one. ...
May 31, 2010


Robbery possible motive in homicide - Austin News
One woman who asked to remain anonymous said, "The less you know about what goes on in this neighborhood the better." This reluctance to talk has led police ...
May 16, 2010


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